Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
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6
Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“…All The Blood Would Run Out Of The Baby Back Into You…”
“If we put the baby on your chest before cutting the cord, all the blood would run out of the baby back into you and the baby would die.” – OB to mother, explaining why the cord needed to be cut immediately.
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We need a MYOSW drinking game. Everytime someone says something about the blood leaving the baby like this we all take a shot. (pregnant ladies can take a shot of apple juice. 
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Carrie Reply:
November 6th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (Quote)
No, no, we pregnant ladies could just stand on our heads, and the alcohol-laden blood would drain down to our heads, so the baby would be fine!
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This isn’t mine per se, but it was said to me. My OB basically called me an “internet doctor” because I was doing my own research. Of course, he worked hard to convince me he knew better than I did because he had a degree.
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Mama Wrench had this to say,
Nov 6, 2012 @ 6:22 pm (Quote)
“If you don’t cut the cord immediately, all the blood will drain out of the baby and he’ll die. Also, all the blood will drain out of you into the baby and you’ll die and he’ll explode. Any other questions, or do I need to firewall Google from you?”
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road2vba2c had this to say,
Nov 7, 2012 @ 12:46 am (Quote)
Doc, repeat after me,
It’s not a hose.
It’s not a hose.
It’s not a hose.
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arzt4empfaenger had this to say,
Nov 7, 2012 @ 3:34 am (Quote)
Next thing he’ll be telling us is that the child is already completely present in the semen, and that the body of the woman is just a vessel to help growing it. When will these antiquated statements stop?!
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This is just so patiently false taht this doctor’s MD should be revoked! Knowing what I know now I would tell the doctor that his statement was pateintly false and there was more than enough scientific evidence to the contrary and that I would be leaving with my records! There is no reason for this.
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Odd, I must be looking at 2 zombie babies in my living rooms whose cords weren’t cut until they stopped pulsating with the first and 40 minutes after birth with the second (while on my chest, and oh my, with the placenta in a ziplock bag)….
Oddly enough, the blood didn’t drain out of my babies. They must be freaks I suppose.
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Interesting. My dead baby is hitting me with a lightsaber right now.
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My doctor said something to this effect too. He said to do “delayed” clamping he would have to hold the baby near the floor so the blood didn’t run backwards?
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Carolyn Reply:
November 14th, 2012 at 9:39 pm (Quote)
Some of them really do seem to believe it. That, or they write such nonsense for the attention it gets them.
http://www.womenshealthforyou.com/2011/04/wait-till-cord-stops-pulsing.html
written by Dr. Jinks of Fair Oaks Women’s Health in Pasadena
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Jane Reply:
November 15th, 2012 at 3:59 am (Quote)
Oh, that’s lovely, but look at the rest of their site!
http://www.pasadenapregnancy.com/birthplancomments.html
“Epidurals cause your legs to be too weak to support you, so pushing is usually done in a semi-reclining position, which is actually a very good position for pushing!”
” Why is it that the articles about Pitocin are always so critical? This is an extremely important medicine in the OB world!”
“Some people begin perineal and vaginal massage weeks before the delivery to try and stretch the vaginal opening to help avoid episiotomy. This might work, but also might cause the vagina to remain somewhat stretched in the future. ”
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Of course it would! Just like all your blood runs into your feet when you’re standing up. Oh, that doesn’t happen? Hmm…
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Bonita Reply:
November 6th, 2012 at 4:25 pm Bonita(Quote)
Or apparently how all the blood seems to run away from this OB’s head when he or she is standing…
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